Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-29


A B. Ashley of Milton writes: 81 see Mr..
Brayton still cllngS to RaruS 2134 by
Conklius Ahdallsh. Now the breeders
trotting stud book says of Conklins Abb
dallah bay horse foaled about 1853, breed
ing utterly unknown. | don't see why
Mr.. Brayton did not claim Ned Wallace
2.25 by Taggarts Abdallah, by farmers
Beauty, son of Clifford Morgan he I'M
dertook to name some Of the get of Ham
bletonan 10 and his sons. He tries to let
himself down in the Trinket error by say
ing that Trinket's dam was by HANDLE
tonian 10. The facts are that Handle
tonian 10 and his sons role of honor is
large and bright enough without going
outside of it, He might have named
Goldsmith Maid, queen 2. IA by Alexander's
Abdallan, Maud S, queen 2.Ss4 by Harold.
Hattie Woodland l54 by Aberdeen,
Jay Eye See, king one day, 2.10 Phallas
2.1394, Stallion king Director 2.17, all by
Dictator. Harry Wilkes 9 1879 by George
Wilkes with more than 80 in the charmed
circle and standing at the head of all
sires of trotters, MaXey Cobb 2 13A by
Happy Medium. Santa Claus 21714 by
Strathmore who is also the sire of Stargard
who was put in training last season but
has not been driven to the front, yet all
the above sires are sons of Hamb letonan
10 who Is also the sire of one king, Dexter
2.17A."
A correspondent writes from Alburgh
that some big prices have been paid for
brood mares sired by Woodburn Pilot.
j. w. Dean sold his trotter, Fanny H.,
for $3.50; G. w. Bee sold for $215; Hon.
j. p. Ladd sold his 10months old colt sired
by Goodwin's Hambletonian, dam Stella
for big money; Stella was sired by r. A.
AleXander's Brown Chief he by Nam
brine Chief. Chas. Bridge of Albany, n.
Y, stopping at the Alburgh house last
season, pronounced him the best he ever
saw.
Nathan Strauss's challenge on behalf of
Majolica for a race with any trotter in the
country, barring Harry Wilkes, for $1,000
tween Majolca and w. S. Gordon's mare
Mambrino Sparkle. Splan thinks the
mare would win. Mr.. j. H. Temple, of
New York, one of the proprietors of the
Rossmore hotel, saws he will match a
horse as yet eligible to the 21S class to
trot a race against Majolica, mile heats,
three in five, with usual conditions, for
any reasonable sum, not to exceed $4,000 a
side; the race to take place at Philadel-
phia. Boston or New York. 1t is thought
Mr. Temple has in mind the trotter j. G..
Henry Sire says: Il will match Harry
Wilkes against any trotting horse, mare
or gelding, mile heats, best three in five,
in harness, for from $1,000 to $4,000 a
side or, as know Robert Bonner will
ey, we will trot the little horse against
Maud s., for fun or trophy, when he
shall get here. Harry Wilkes showed my
brother good fast mile, how quick |
cannot tell you, but the last half was
made good and strong in 1.04 We now
own him ourselves, having purchased
Frank Van Ness's interest for $4,000,
making the total price paid for him $685.
OOO"
S. A. Bell, Esq, of Franklin has started
to-day for Boston, Mass, in the interest
of a horse syndicate, to purchase a stan
dard bred stallion horse of the Ham
bletonion family, bred in Kentucky. lie
expects 10 bring to Franklin for the use
of Franklin county breeders of the horse.
The great trotter, Jerome Turner, rec
ord Is, is said to be in excellent condi
ton. He is being trained by Henry
Simons, and an offer of $50 600 in hard
cash is said to have been refused for him.
Mr.. Slmons also has Jim Douglas, for
whom $500 has been offered and re
fused.